After the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the Cold War by the 1950s, West Berlin, however, was able to emerge from the severe rubble and successfully transformed into a “showcase of the West” from the economic miracle.
These fantastic Kodachrome photographs of the city were taken by Irma Louise, a Southern Californian, during the summer of 1953. For more fascinating vintage photographs, visit Found Slides.
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| Kurfurstendam |
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| Corner-East-West-Axelstrasse |
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| Apt Bldgs destroyed nr Potsdamerplatz |
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| Kuefurstendam Strasses |
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| Kurfurstendam |
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| Olympic Stadium swimming pool |
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| Olympic Stadium swimming pool |
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| Coronation Film Showing |
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| East Berlin Gate |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm Tower |
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| Kurfurstendam |
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| Crowds at Wannsee |
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| Crowds at Wannsee |
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| Construction |
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| Restaurant |
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| Russian Memorial & Reichstag |
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| Kuefurstendam Strasses |
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| Street scene |
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| Luetzow Platz |
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| Movie theatre |
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| Spree River |
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| Potsdamerplatz at end of street |
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| Olympic Stadium |
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| Kurfurstendam |
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| Hotel and restaurant |
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| Aerial view of Berlin |
